You’d think the Command Prompt would be long-gone after 30 years of Windows’ graphical interface, but it’s not, and there’s a good reason why. Though many of its duties have been replaced by icons or ...

Type cd and drag a folder into Command Prompt to change your working directory. To go to a folder not nearby, surround the path in quotes for a successful directory change. Double-check that the ...

How do you write great code? By being efficient. If you want to create something awesome, you’ll have to eliminate the time dumps that slow you down. With just a few tricks, you can speed up your work ...

The Linux command line allows you to get a lot of work done – especially when you learn enough “tricks” to make it interesting and productive. The expression “Linux tricks” refers to the many ways ...

Digital Inspiration has a nice roundup of 10 very useful commands and tricks that can help you get things done quickly from the command line. My favorite is the suggested use of the move command. move ...

ColorConsole is a feature-rich, freeware, portable system utility which adds tabs, features, and a little color to your black-and-white Command Prompt or Windows console, or MSDOS prompt. Here are ...

I remember the first time a friend of mine introduced me to Linux and showed me how I didn't need to type commands and path names fully—I could just start typing and use the Tab key to complete the ...